Diaper press



United States Patent O DIAPER PRESS Clifton L. Lamping, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Application August 2, 1954, Serial No. 447,006

2 Claims. (Cl. 68-213) My invention relates to diaper presses, that is, to devices for handling soiled diapers, Included in the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a diaper press which is adapted to be placed under an infant in need of diaper change, and which receives and secures the soiled diaper so that the diaper may be carried, rinsed, squeezed to remove excess water, and dropped in a recetpacle, all without need of touching the diaper.

Second, to provide a diaper press which is particularly economical of manufacture and simple of operatlon.

With the above and other objects in view, as may appear hereinafter, reference is directed to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top or plan view of my diaper press shown in its open position;

Fig. 2 is a partial elevational, partial sectional View thereof, taken through 2 2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a side View thereof, showing the diaper positioned thereon;

Fig. 4 is another side view, showing the diaper press in one of its folded positions wherein the diaper is located within the diaper press for purposes of carrying or squeezing the diaper;

Fig. 5 is a similar side View, showing the diaper press in its other folded position with the diaper disposed externally for purposes of rinsing or releasing the diaper;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view, showing the modied form of my diaper press; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional View through 7-7 of Fig. 6.

My diaper press comprises a pair of frame structures 1 which may be substantially rectangular in form and joined together by loop members 2 or other hinge means, which will permit the frame structures 1 to move from a coplanar position as shown in Fig. l to folded positions as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, with either surface of the frame structure outermost.

The frame structures 1 are provided with foraminous areas 3, iformed either by apertures molded or punched in sheet material or formed by suitable screen material.

Each frame structure is provided at its end remote from the loop members 2 with a handle 4. The portion lof the handle 4 adjacent its frame is provided with a recess 5 in which is set a clamp lever 6. Each clam-p lever is pivotally mounted on a cross pin 7 and comprises a downwardly curved and laterally enlarged clamp end 8 directed toward the frame structures 1 and a handle end 9 directed toward the extremity of the handle 4. A spring 10 is provided so that the clamp end of each lever 6 yieldably bears against the root end of the handle 4 adjacent the frame structures. In this region the edge of the handle 4 may be provided with serrations 11 which cooperate with the clamp end 8 of the clamp lever 6.

2,822,680 Patented Feb. 11, 1958 Operation of my diaper press is as follows:

The infant is pla-ced on the open diaper press, its diaper is then unfastened and the lateral extremities of the diaper are secured under the clamp ends 8 of the clamp levers 6. The diaper press and diaper are then removed from under the infant and folded in the position shown in Fig. 4. The diaper press can then be carried conveniently to the toilet, whereupon the frame structures are pivoted from the position shown in Fig. 4 to the position shown in Fig. 5, exposing the soiled surface of the diaper so that it may be rinsed in the toilet bowl. After this is accomplished, the diaper press is returned to the position shown in Fig. 4 and the diaper squeezed to remove excess water. The diaper press is then returned to the position shown in Fig. 5, and the clamp levers operated to release the diaper so that it may be dropped into a suitable receptacle.

Reference is directed to Figs. 6 and 7. In this construction a wedge slot 12 is substituted for each clamp lever. The wedge slot is provided adjacent the root end of the handle and is larger enough to accommodate a tab end of the diaper. The margin of the slot directed toward the frame structures converges to form a means for wedging and securing the diaper tab.

Operation of the modified form of diaper press is the same as the rst described structure.

Having fully described my invention, it is to be `anderstood that I do not wish to be limited tothe details herein set forth, but my invention is of the full scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A diaper press, comprising: a pair of frames having foraminous areas; hinge means joining said frames to permit movement of said frames into superposed position with either of their surfaces confronting; handles at the ends of said frames remote from said hinge means; said frames adapted to occupy a coplanar position to receive a diaper; and a pair of clamp levers pivotally connected to said handles for temporarily securing the extremities of said diaper whereby said frames may be moved to dispose said diaper externally of said frames'for rinsing or clamped therebetween for carrying and squeezing.

2. A diaper press, comprising: a pair of similar foraminous frames; hinge means joining said frames end-to-end for placement under an infant; handles at the remote extremities; releasable fastening elements carried by said handles and arranged to secure opposite ends of a diaper disposed on the frames under the infant; said frames being foldable from their end-to-end position into substantial parallelism with either side in confronting relation with the corresponding side of the other frame thereby to position a diaper between said frames for carrying and squeezing the diaper, and thereby to position said diaper externally of said frames for rinsing and releasing said diaper from said frames.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 560,060 De Laney May 12, 1896 695,766 Sonneborn Mar. 18, 1902 843,236 Rohmer Feb. 5, 1907 1,466,052 Kroll Aug. 28, 1923 2,288,647 Reynolds July 7, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS 403,020 Great Britain Dec. 14, 1933 637,458 Germany Oct. 28, 1936 

